May 2024
THURSDAY MAY 2, 2024
0320L-THURSDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 05/02/24 *A cold front will be pushing into the area in the early part of the afternoon bringing a chance for thunderstorms. We are in a MARGINAL RISK for some severe thunderstorms so we’ll wait and see what occurs as this front pushes into the area. *The winds we are receiving right now 0310L are because of a WAKE LOW that formed from the activity to our south. Winds [...]
WEDNESDAY MAY 1, 2024
0325L-WEDNESDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 05/01/24 *SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH in effect until 0500 Local time. FLOOD WATCH until 10am. We’ve had several rounds of thunderstorms and a few severe overnight but overall, some much needed rainfall. Today, we are in an ENHANCED/SLIGHT RISK area for severe weather later today. ALL HAZARDS ARE POSSIBLE. Winds to 80 mph, Baseball size hail, and a low chance for tornadoes. We will be watching this closely throughout the [...]
April 2024
TUESDAY APRIL 30, 2024
0335L-TUESDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 04/30/24 *SLIGHT RISK for severe weather later today. The dryline out west will slowly move east and a frontal boundary will be in the area coming in from the north. Moisture return will become very noticeable by early afternoon and instability will increase. The main threats for us will be golfball size hail, winds to roughly 60 mph, and a very low chance of additional tornadic activity. Most likely [...]
MONDAY APRIL 29, 2024
0330L-MONDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 04/29/24 *TRANQUIL weather will continue with sunny skies and fairly light winds. Enjoy this today as rain chances along with thunderstorms are back in the forecast starting Tuesday, through the rest of the week. The dryline will become that dividing line between storms and Fire weather. The chances are low but will increase as the week progresses. Another storm system and front will affect the area by Thursday. *Overall, [...]
SUNDAY APRIL 28, 2024
0315L-SUNDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 04/28/24 *First of all, Damage assessment will take place in the Hillsdale area early this afternoon. Anyone who suffered STRUCTURAL DAMAGE needs to contact us at 580-249-5969. I will be working with HCFD & KREMLIN fire folks on the assessment. *Yesterday was an interesting day to say the least. Tornado warnings occurring all day long kept everyone on their toes. Today should be quiet for the most part with [...]
SATURDAY APRIL 27, 2024
0330L-SATURDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 04/27/24 GARFIELD COUNTY EM is our notification app. You WILL need it today. NWS warnings automatically come through along with info from us. *We are in an ENHANCED and MODERATE RISK area for severe weather later today. The Storm Prediction Center is expecting a TORNADO OUTBREAK from NORTH TEXAS thru SE KANSAS into SW MISSOURI. This stated, no need to panic but the tv media will be going crazy [...]
FRIDAY APRIL 26, 2024
0250L-FRIDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 04/26/24 *GENERAL RISK for thunderstorms this morning. The rest of the day looks pretty good as this wave moves out of the area. Showers and thunderstorms have popped up from north Texas up through our area over the last few hours. It appears we will miss the brunt of these storms from this round but PARTS of Garfield County MIGHT see some rainfall over the next hour or so. [...]
0315L-THURSDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 04/25/24 *READ CAREFULLY: Today’s information will point you towards graphics. These graphics will change throughout the day and will change through the weekend. I will only post graphics here for TODAY ONLY but go to the NWS/NORMAN website to see all of them. Again, they will change over time. https://www.weather.gov/oun/ *Slight risk for severe weather today, here- see graphic 1. ALL HAZARDS are possible WHEREVER supercell storms form which [...]
WEDNESDAY APRIL 24, 2024
0330L-WEDNESDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 04/24/24 *MARGINAL RISK for thunderstorms starting as early as this morning. We have quite a bit of elevated instability that could lead to a few thunderstorms with a hail threat. We’ll have to wait and see where this mess forms up and then adjust. *Here is the web address for the NWS/NORMAN- https://www.weather.gov/oun/ Go here to see the graphics for the severe weather possibilities for the rest of the [...]
TUESDAY APRIL 23, 2024
0330L-TUESDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 04/23/24 *Download our GARFIELD COUNTY EM app. You’ll get detailed notifications from the NWS and from us in Emergency Management. As we move into Spring, your need for information will increase. Be sure to download our app today! *A cold front is expected later this morning or early afternoon, depending on timing, and we’ll go from strong south winds to strong northerly winds pretty abruptly so be prepared for [...]
MONDAY APRIL 22, 2024
0320L-MONDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 04/22/24 *Download our GARFIELD COUNTY EM app. You’ll get detailed notifications from the NWS and from us in Emergency Management. As we move into Spring, your need for information will increase. Be sure to download our app today! *First, the VAFB WSR 88-D weather radar went down overnight. Techs have been notified and it should hopefully be back up soon. *Sunny skies will bring warmth to the region over [...]
SUNDAY APRIL 21, 2024
0255L-SUNDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 04/21/24 *TROUGHS are the talk this week. There will be several come through the area and a few will cause some shower and t-storm activity. Will that occur here? It all depends on the models. Again, I’m not holding my breath but we do stand a good chance mid to late week. We’ll see what happens. *Today, we should clear off and see some good sunshine by this afternoon [...]
SATURDAY APRIL 20, 2024
0315L-SATURDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 04/20/24 *Short and sweet- very low chance for showers this afternoon with gusty NE winds. Our next chance to possibly see any rain would be Wednesday into Thursday when another storm system arrives. We’ll see what happens then. Until mid-week, enjoy the winds! *Overall, we’ll be ok, just dry. Here is your forecast from the NWS/NORMAN; Today- Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers this afternoon. Highs around 60. [...]
FRIDAY APRIL 19, 2024
0310L-FRIDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 04/19/24 *Another storm system will move in later tonight through Saturday into Sunday bringing a chance for some rain once again but it is looking bleak for us in the northern part of the state. Moderate drought conditions have overspread the county with severe drought conditions moving into the northern 1/3 of the county. We are forecast to receive .1 to .25 of an inch of rainfall but don’t [...]
THURSDAY APRIL 18, 2024
0330L-THURSDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 04/18/24 *The cold front is heading our way and should be in the area by mid-morning. Winds will be gusty out of the south until frontal passage when they will become northerly at 20-30 mph gusting upwards of 40 mph. No rain is expected with this front in our area. Late Friday evening into Saturday, we MIGHT have a chance for rainfall as a trough will have pushed through [...]
WEDNESDAY APRIL 17, 2024
0325L-WEDNESDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 04/17/24 *Warm with fairly light winds and sunny skies is on the menu and today will be the warmest we’ll see for the next 5 to 6 days. A cold front will push in on Thursday morning knocking our temps down into the 60’s and then into the 50’s over the weekend. *Rain chances go up for the weekend but I won’t hold my breath on this one yet. [...]
TUESDAY APRIL 16, 2024
0230L-TUESDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 04/16/24 *As of 0220L this morning, we had received approximately 1/8 of an inch of rainfall from the small storms that passed through the area around 0100L. It wasn’t much but better than nothing. After the front pushes through the area early this morning, winds will become westerly 15-25 mph with an occasional gust upwards of 35-40 mph. The winds today will dry us back up and the fire [...]
MONDAY APRIL 15, 2024
0335L-MONDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 04/15/24 *We have been lowered into a Slight risk for severe weather from an Enhanced risk which was pushed north into Kansas. We still have a good chance for severe weather in Oklahoma and it appears it will be overnight tonight. We have a storm system out west, a frontal boundary that will push through early Tuesday morning, pretty good moisture return, and a dryline that is already showing [...]
SUNDAY APRIL 14, 2024
0325L-SUNDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 04/14/24 *Warm today with lighter winds. This will help to bring down relative humidity and the fire danger will creep up this afternoon into this evening. Other than this, we are still watching to see how models will come together for Monday’s weather event. We are still in that ENHANCED RISK area so we’ll see what happens. *Based on the above as I have been saying the last few [...]
SATURDAY APRIL 13, 2024
0300L-SATURDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 04/13/24 *Today will be sunny, warm, & windy. The Fire Danger will be elevated. We continue to discourage any burning especially later this morning into the afternoon while the winds are increasing. Other than this, enjoy the day. *Monday looks like we could end up with some rough weather. Details are still a little out there but if everything comes together, we could see our first real taste of [...]
